At the end of the game, the King and the Pawn goes into the same box

Seerah Episode 55. The Prophet Loses Khadijah September 3, 2014

This was the beginning of a huge shift in the life of the Prophet & Nubuwwah. This is the first of many events that led to the establishment of the Ummah

Khadijah was the first person to accept Islam & the first one in the ummah to perform salah

She covered the Prophet & consoled him when he was shaken by the experience in Mt. Hira

— Jibril came to the Prophet & said, “Ya Rasulallah, this is Khadijah. She’s going to becoming right now. She will come back with some food. When she arrives home with the food, then please deliver Salaam to Khadijah on behalf of her Lord & on behalf of me. Congratulate her – she will receive a home in Paradise that will be carved out of a giant pearl, symbolizing her status in the eyes of Allah. There will be no noise or difficulty in that home.”

— Khadijah’s qualities as a wife

She stood by the Prophet

This was especially true during the first 10 years of Nubuwwah, when the Prophet had to dedicate a lot of his time & energy in the teaching & preaching of Islam

Khadijah aided the mission of the Prophet – she had to make sacrifices along the way by the side of the Prophet

Years after Khadijah passed away, the Prophet still spoke of her, which showed how deeply in love he was with her

— The Prophet once saw a necklace that used to belong to Khadijah (this was after her passing)

The necklace was passed down to their daughter, Zaynab

When the Prophet saw the necklace, he became overwhelmed with emotion & tears flooded his face

The Sahaba asked the Prophet what’s wrong

The Prophet said, “Everything is fine, but this necklace used to belong to my beloved wife. Seeing this reminds me of her.”

— Aisha narrated, “I never envied anyone until it came to the Prophet’s love for Khadijah. She passed away before the Prophet married me. I used to hear him describe her. Allah had directly commanded the Prophet to tell Khadijah that she would be receiving a palace in Jannah.”

She continued, “Whenever the Prophet slaughter an animal for food, he would always take some of the meat & cut off the leg, & send it to the friends of Khadijah to honor the memory of Khadijah.”

— Aisha used to tell the Prophet, “Sometimes you act like there’s no other woman alive in the world but Khadijah.”

The Prophet replied, “She was and just was.”

“Where do I even begin to describe who Khadijah was. You can’t even begin to understand how unbelievable she was. She was the love of my life. She was the mother of my children.”